2008 Eva Fricke Riesling "Locher Schlossberg" QbA, Rheingau, Germany. 91 Points, WA. "From ancient vines with a character of Riesling grapes that Fricke says she has never encountered elsewhere, and whose crop she must purchase, a 2008 Lorcher Schlossberg Riesling is beautifully-balanced and still dry tasting with 16 grams residual sugar. Iris, narcissus, green tea, nut oils, lemon, and white peach scent the nose. There is a delectable dialectic of subtle creaminess and refresh vivacity on the palate, and fascinating nutty and stony low tones persist in a long finish. The time it took to press this crop of tiny and according to Fricke perfect-looking berries in a small basket press resulted in inevitable extended skin contact which seems to have contributed to the sense of invigoration and energy and in that sense perhaps to have stood-in structurally for a relatively paucity of acidity when compared with the other Fricke 2008s."